Two “extremely dangerous” men on the run after a courthouse breakout were back behind bars today.

A self-confessed murderer on the loose after a daring courthouse break-out with another man was captured tonight.

Two men have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 70-year-old widower at his home in the north.

Two men in their twenties are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with the murder of an elderly man in the city.

The RUC is questioning three men about the recent death of a pensioner.